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Claire Kann

The Marriage Narrative by Claire Kann (Afterlight 'Fake It 'Til You Make It' Exclusive)

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About the product

A love just for show grows into something more in this swoonworthy romance from the author of The Romantic Agenda.

Zinnia is an ambitious, successful businesswoman who is not about to wait around for her One True Love. She turns her dating profile into a marriage-merger a few strategic meetings, move in together, get married—all within thirty days. Her friends think it will never work… until she meets Jordan, a near-perfect applicant with a big secret.

Jordan’s family has spent the last decade starring in a massively popular reality show about their lives. He has finally agreed to join the cast, but production wants him to marry an actress (his ex) in a romantic storyline to boost viewership.

Convinced Zinnia is perfect for the role instead, Jordan proposes a mutually beneficial marriage she gets her business partner husband, and he gets to help his family on his terms. Together they face strict schedules, wild plot twists, and behind-the-scenes hostilities, all while acting like besotted newlyweds—an intense performance that evolves into a relationship they never expected.

As the line between reality and show blurs, Zinnia and Jordan must choose between a clean contract or a beautifully messy love story.

Our Afterlight Exclusive edition is a B-format hardback and features:

  • An exclusive redesigned cover (art by @tallnquirky; design by @perrycuffdesigns)
  • Full colour art on the hardback (by @artistonyx)
  • Digitally printed edges on all three sides (by @artistonyx)
  • Illustrated endpapers (by @cherryandsisters); different front and back
  • Bound-in author letter
  • Hand signed by the author
  • M/F romance; Black FMC; Biracial (white & Black) MMC; Queer main and side characters
  • Adult standalone romance

If you like marriages of convenience and family drama, we think you’ll enjoy this one!

Photos by @bookwormgram

'A romance novel unlike any other' -Ali Hazelwood

'Sparkling with emotion and humour' - Ashley Herring-Blake

Tropes for The Marriage Narrative include: marriage of convenience, slow burn, he falls first

About the Author

​Claire Kann is the author of several novels and an award-winning online storyteller. Her favorite stories are the kind about everyday life with just a touch of the supernatural hidden in the details. She lives and writes in dreamy California with her cat, Bebe.

Content warnings for The Marriage Narrative

  • Content Warning

    • Bullying
    • Classism
    • Attempted kidnapping
    • Violence (self-defence)
    • Depression & anxiety
    • Panic attacks

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